A wearable electronic device includes: a terminal main body part configured to execute predetermined processing; a first button for performing an operation input to the terminal main body part; and a wearable member configured to support the terminal main body part and the first button, and capable of being worn on a finger of a wearer. The first button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the first button is positioned on a nail side around a thumb of the wearer.
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1. A wearable electronic device comprising: a terminal main body part configured to execute predetermined processing; an optical reader configured to read information; a first button for performing a first operation input to the terminal main body part; a second button for performing a second operation input to the terminal main body part; and a wearable member configured to support the terminal main body part, the optical reader, the first button, and the second button, the wearable member being capable of being worn on at least a thumb and an index finger of a wearer, wherein the first button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the first button is positioned on a nail side around the thumb of the wearer, wherein the second button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the second button is positioned on a thumb side around the index finger of the wearer, and wherein the second button is operable to control a reading operation of the optical reader as the second operation input, and the first button is operable to control an operation different from the reading operation as the first operation input.
2. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the first button is positioned on the nail side on a distal phalange of the thumb of the wearer.
3. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the wearable member has a thumb engagement part having a tube shape and provided so as to engage with the thumb of the wearer, and wherein the first button is provided on the thumb engagement part.
4. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first button is a power supply button for turning on or off a power supply of the terminal main body part.
5. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first button is a display control button for stopping or starting display by a display unit of the terminal main body part.
6. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the first button is positioned on the nail side on a proximal phalange of the thumb of the wearer.
7. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the second button is positioned on the thumb side on a proximal phalange of the index finger of the wearer.
8. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the wearable member has an index finger engagement part having a tube shape and provided so as to engage with the index finger of the wearer, and wherein the second button is provided on the index finger engagement part.
9. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second button is a scanner trigger for enabling the optical reader to start the reading operation.
10. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the wearable member is flexible at least partially.
11. A wearable electronic device comprising: an optical reader configured to read information; a display unit configured to display the information read by the optical reader; a second button for controlling a reading operation of the optical reader; a first button for controlling an operation different from the reading operation; and a wearable member configured to support the optical reader, the display unit, the first button, and the second button, the wearable member being capable of being worn from a front arm to at least a thumb and an index finger of a wearer, wherein the display unit is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the display unit is positioned on the front arm of the wearer, wherein the first button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the first button is positioned on a nail side around the thumb of the wearer, and wherein the second button is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the second button is positioned on a thumb side around the index finger of the wearer.
12. The wearable electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the optical reader is arranged on the wearable member such that, when the wearable member is worn, the optical reader is positioned on a back of a hand of the wearer.
13. The wearable electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the wearable member has an index finger engagement part having a tube shape and provided so as to engage with the index finger of the wearer, and wherein the second button is provided on the index finger engagement part.
14. The wearable electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the wearable member is flexible at least partially.
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